Mondays are a day to get back into the weekly grind. As much as most people (including myself) dislike Mondays, there is a big part of me that craves the routine after a busy but fun weekend of friends, family and food!
This morning I tried a new recipe I found on Pinterest. I had a package of chicken breasts that needed to be cooked and I was craving a big salad with some grilled chicken for dinner. This recipe looked very easy and something that could be made ahead of time with ingredients that I already have around the house.
What's with the title of this post, you might ask? Well, years ago I was on my first cruise. We had a table mate who went on and on about balsamatic vinegar, she just LOVED balsamatic! It took everything we had not to giggle every time she said balsamatic. Fourteen years later we still refer to the vinegar as Balsamatic. Just not in public. Until now.
It took five minutes to throw together, plus a few more to cut up my cutlets. I did halve them because I prefer them thinly sliced, but it isn't necessary.
Just a few minutes in the grill pan and I had this:
Oh, Lordy. This is some GOOOD chicken. You know it's good when my 11 year old son took a taste and asked for the leftovers to go into his lunch bag for tomorrow!
Balsamic Marinated Grilled Chicken Cutlets
4 chicken cutlets, cut in half if thick
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 T Dijon Mustard
1 T dried fine herbs (I used a mix of rosemary, thyme and garlic) I did not used powdered garlic, but a cube of frozen garlic
1 T salt
1T pepper ( I found this to be a bit much, you may want to cut down)
1/2 cup olive oil
Mix all marinade ingredients together. Put chicken in large ziploc bag and cover with marinade. Keep in refrigerator a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
Grill on BBQ or grill pan.
